An easy starter to prepare and nice way to start a Italian inspired Evening. Maybe not the first that comes in mind when you think of an Italian Carpaccio, but will be a really tasty treat.

This homemade recipe for pesto is based on olives, arugula and basil. The pesto has a flavorful and stronger taste if you use fresh basil and arugula. You can eat the pesto as it is together with bread as a starter, on the pasta, or use it on a pizza instead of the tomato sauce.

If you are up for a healthy and different pizza this one is a perfect tasteful one. It is a different taste because it do not have any normal cheese, instead it has a salty Greek cheese called halloumi. This cheese can become a bit rubbery in the texture if it is cooked to long time. It is good to put some more olive oil in the hummus so it do not feel to dry.

A typical Italian pizza with a thin bottom, prosciutto, mozzarella cheese and arugula. With this homemade dish you can make your own favorite pizza whenever you'd like to. The secret to get a perfect pizza it to use fresh ingredients, and to enhance the taste you can sprinkle Parmesan and a bit of olive oil on top of it all.

Pesto is a sauce that traditionally consists garlic, basil and pine nuts mixed with Parmesan cheese and olive oil. This recipe is without pine nuts and parmesan cheese.

Cannelloni is a very special kind of Italian pasta shaped as a tube. In this recipe I use fresh lasagna plates instead, because it is easier to prepare them like that. This way you get this Italian dish wonderfully crispy on the outside, and soft on the inside. One can use different ingredients in cannelloni, but the most common way is to prepare them with spinach and ricotta cheese. In this recipe I make them with ham, zucchini, spinach, arugula and mozzarella cheese.

This is a homemade vegetable mousse that fits perfect as a starter. It is easy to make and will impress your guest. It is best to use small white mushrooms which makes a wonderful taste combination together with the zucchini.

A decadent Italian amaretto cheese cake with dark chocolate and sour cream topping. The combination of the chocolate, amaretto liqueur and sour cream makes a wonderful and creamy dessert, that will be the perfect ending of a good dinner. If you don't like sour cream you can decorate it with chocolate and strawberries instead.

This is a different type of cheese cake than what comes to mind when you think of a cheesecake. A homemade Italian cheesecake with a delicious flavor combination of almonds, chocolate and sour cream, which will be a popular dessert among your guests.